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Six men charged following storehouse heist
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Six men charged following storehouse heist
December 30 07:37 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six men, including two taxi drivers and a 62-year-old, have been slapped with multiple offences for their alleged involvement in a...
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
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Soldier charged with firearm offences
December 30 07:03 PM
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged after allegedly firing shots in a public place. Charged with possession...
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
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Psychologist outlines techniques to protect mental health post Melissa
December 30 06:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With many individuals dealing with emotional scars in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, licensed clinical psychologist and trauma spe...
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
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Forex: $159.83 to one US dollar
December 30 06:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Tuesday, December 30, ended trading at $159.83, down nine cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica...
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
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NCB Foundation spreads Christmas cheer, aids hurricane relief with Christine Haber Ministries
December 30 05:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A $250,000 Christmas donation from NCB Foundation’s Grant a Wish initiative is helping to strengthen  hurricane relief efforts led...
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
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Campari signs partnership with Sandz; Skippa headlines Jan 1 staging
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
December 30 05:45 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Campari has signed a year-long title partnership with popular event series Sandz Music Festival.  The collaboration comes into eff...
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
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Fire brigade urges parents to discourage children from making prank calls
December 30 05:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency ser...
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
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Supreme Ventures in talks to sell Evolve loan portfolio to Dolla Financial
December 30 04:48 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) said on Monday it is in initial discussions to divest the loan portfolio and selected assets of its...
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…to miss JII Meet again
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 21, 2013
FORMER 100m world record holder Asafa Powell is recovering quickly from his injury, but not fast enough and will again miss the Jamaica International ...
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Walker for sprint hurdles at JII Meet
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Walker for sprint hurdles at JII Meet
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 21, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — World and Olympic 400m hurdles champion Melaine Walker will compete in the 100m hurdles at the Jamaica International Invitatio...
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Jeter injured, out of Doha Diamond League
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Jeter injured, out of Doha Diamond League
April 21, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — World 100m champion, American Carmelita Jeter saw her season opener sputter as she suffered a cramp and finished last at the Mt Sa...
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VCB, Blake for Edmonton Track Classic
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VCB, Blake for Edmonton Track Classic
April 21, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Defending IAAF World Championships 200m gold medallist Veronica Campbell Brown will make her first competitive appearance in C...
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Powell vows to stay on at MVP, despite missing training partner Frater
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Powell vows to stay on at MVP, despite missing training partner Frater
Howard Walker | Sports Writer 
April 21, 2013
WITH two high-profile athletes walking out of the MVP camp in recent times, Asafa Powell, the man whose name is synonymous with the club, said he has ...
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Sherwood Content receives Multipurpose Court
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Sherwood Content receives Multipurpose Court
April 21, 2013
Living legend Usain Bolt, in partnership with the Digicel Foundation, handed over a multipurpose court to his hometown, Sherwood Content in Trelawny l...
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More Jamaicans for Penn Relays
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More Jamaicans for Penn Relays
April 21, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Six more Jamaican athletes have been confirmed for a Penn Relays lineup that already includes double Olympic 100m champion Shelley...
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Sports officials defend country’s anti-doping programmme
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Sports officials defend country’s anti-doping programmme
April 21, 2013
THE strides being made by Jamaica's anti-doping programme were among the major highlights of the third anti-doping workshop at the University of the W...
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Blake, Campbell Brown confirmed for Canada meet
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Blake, Campbell Brown confirmed for Canada meet
PAUL A REID Observer writer 
April 21, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaican sprinters Yohan Blake and Veronica Campbell Brown have been confirmed for the Edmonton International Track Classic on...
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Pound speaks on anti-doping seminar today
April 19, 2013
FORMER president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Richard "Dick" Pound headlines a list of local and international speakers who will tackle issu...
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Pistorius not wanted at Anniversary Games
April 19, 2013
LONDON, England (AFP) — South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, will not be welcome at the Anniversary ...
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CIBC FirstCaribbean banks on 10 schools to Penn Relays
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CIBC FirstCaribbean banks on 10 schools to Penn Relays
April 19, 2013
SEVERAL of Jamaica's top performers in the recent Carifta Athletic Championships in The Bahamas are preparing to represent their schools at the Penn R...
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Memories of safe Olympics assure London runners
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Memories of safe Olympics assure London runners
April 19, 2013
LONDON, England (AP) — Any anxiety marathon runners have about competing in London after the Boston bombings is being allayed by memories of the succe...
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John Mills make it 19 in a row
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John Mills make it 19 in a row
April 19, 2013
DEFENDING champions John Mills made it 19th straight wins as they amassed a combined score of 528 points to capture the 35th staging of the 2013 Insti...
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PHOTO: NEATLY DONE!
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PHOTO: NEATLY DONE!
April 19, 2013
Haliya Gray of John Mills clears the bar at 1.55m to win the Class Two girls' high jump at the 2013 Insports Junior High & All-Age Athletics Champions...
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LIME dials 18 schools into Penn Relays
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LIME dials 18 schools into Penn Relays
April 19, 2013
TELECOMMUNICATION giants LIME has thrown its support behind 18 local schools with a $1.8m sponsorship package to assist with their Penn Relays expense...
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Athletics, Sports
No backpacks for Penn Relays
BY PAUL A REID Observer West writer 
April 19, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James -- Following the bombings at Monday's Boston Marathon that claimed three lives and left scores wounded, the organisers of the 11...
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John Mills take early lead at Junior High Champs
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John Mills take early lead at Junior High Champs
BY GERALD REID Observer writer 
April 18, 2013
Poised to repeat DEFENDING champions John Mills lead with 69 points after seven finals on day one of the two-day Institute of Sports (Insports)/Hi-Lyt...
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Fraser-Pryce heads ‘US v The World’ relay at Penn
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Fraser-Pryce heads ‘US v The World’ relay at Penn
April 18, 2013
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Double Olympic 100 metre champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will lead the Jamaican charge against the US when the two country's lon...
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Crawford slapped with 2-year ban
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Crawford slapped with 2-year ban
April 18, 2013
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (AFP) — Shawn Crawford, the 2004 Olympic 200m gold medallist, has been banned for two years for failing to give anti-doping...
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VCB, Felix eagerly await JII meet
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VCB, Felix eagerly await JII meet
By Paul A Reid Observer writer 
April 18, 2013
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Jamaican sprint queen Veronica Campbell Brown and American Allyson Felix, who have dominated the women's 200m for almost a dec...
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John Mills seek to extend record at INSPORTS Junior High Champs
April 17, 2013
The 35th staging of the INSPORTS Junior High and All-Age Athletics Championships begins at the National Stadium today with defending champions John Mi...
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